Quote: from zigily at 8:52 am on May 5, 2008
Quote: from Elm at 8:35 am on May 5, 2008
Quote: from zigily at 7:32 am on May 5, 2008
No. No one should be able to own another person. Person will make bad decisions in desperate situations, and this is one that they would probably regret for the rest of their lives. 
People make bad decisions that they regret the rest of their lives anyway.

Yes, but giving up your rights is pretty high on the list of bad decisions to make. I believe that the majority of people would regret it, so why let them?

Because it is their right to do?
We surrender our rights at least in part everyday for everything we do so why not for a contractual period thats perhaps years long (we already do this when people join the military).